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MGO Expands With “GENE”: An Analysis

by Geoff Haugan on July 15, 2008

The recent additions of Team Sneaking and Headshot Only modes to Metal Gear Online is just the beginning, since the first of the expected expansion packs is only a few days away. Let’s talk about what’s included, how it indicates some promising MGO evolution and why maybe the price (if it can’t be free) isn’t as bad as it could be. Read more…

PlayStation Demand Leads to Country-Wide Violence

by Dan Landis on July 13, 2008

Several electronics manufacturing companies have allegedly exploited the people of the African country of Congo in order to get a rare mineral used in electronic manufacturing.  Chief among the accused is Sony, whose PlayStation 2 console helped drive the demand for the rare mineral so high that the people started killing each other. Read more…

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While the Playstation was once home to all the greatest Japanese RPGs, the Xbox 360 has recently been stealing some of that star power. Read more…

Rumour: Metal Gear Solid Coming to XBLA

by Patrick Steen on June 9, 2008

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Yes, I’m British. I spell “rumour” with two u’s. What U going to do about it? Well hopefully you’ll have no time to do anything, because either you’ll be embedded in Snake’s final mission on the Playstation 3, or engrossed in one of Snake’s first on the Xbox 360. Read more…

Sun Rises and Sets on Afrika

by Patrick Steen on June 7, 2008

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After a long sleep, Sony’s mysterious game Afrika made an appearance on the interwebs last week through the Japanese PlayStation website. Sadly Japan is where the game might stay. Read more…

Motörhead Songs Available for Guitar Hero III

by Toni Dimayuga on June 6, 2008

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If you need something to tide you over before the June 29 release of Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, this might be the ticket. Activision has announced that five song packs will be released throughout this month. Starting on yesterday, two of the five packs are from Motörhead and three headline acts from the 2007 Isle of Wight festival. Read more…

Free Radical Confirms Final Haze Resolution

by Patrick Steen on May 18, 2008

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After reporting on the native rendering resolution of the Haze demo, some questioned my reasoning that the final game would sport the same resolution. This is despite there seldom being an example of a game’s resolution differing from its demo. In visiting Free Radical’s studio near Nottingham, creative lead Derek Littlewood confirmed our suspicions. Read more…

SKATE 2 Confirmed

by Tom Hillman on May 12, 2008

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EA has confirmed that the follow-up to SKATE is currently in development for the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. No release date has been set at this time. Read more…

New Killzone 2 Footage and Screenshots

by Patrick Steen on May 12, 2008

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Although Guerilla Game’s love child has been delayed until 2009, most likely to avoid big name titles like Resistance 2 and Gears of War 2, SCEE’s Playstation day brought us the rare treat of real Killzone 2 gameplay footage.  Read more…

MGS4 Bundle Sneaking Into Europe

by Tom Hillman on May 8, 2008

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Fear not European’s, Sony is bringing the Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Playstation 3 bundle to Europe on June 12th. Read more…

Motorstorm Pacific Rift Screenshots

by Patrick Steen on May 8, 2008

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More Playstation Day goodies come crashing in from Evolution Studios.  In-game screenshots of the newly subtitled Motorstorm Pacific Rift.  No CGI here! Read more…

Echochrome To Get New Free Levels

by Andrew Webster on May 7, 2008

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Echochrome is one of the most interesting puzzle games to come out for some time. Both due to its amazing sense of style and insane level of difficulty.  Although each version of the monochrome puzzler (it’s on both the PS3 and PSP) sports 56 unique levels, Sony has announced more is on the way.  The best part? They will be free. Read more…

First Gameplay Image of Resistance 2

by Patrick Steen on May 6, 2008

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We have the first off-screen capture of Resistance 2 gameplay from Sony’s Playstation Day.  The shot shows off the new Redwood Forest level. Read more…

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Playstation Day. Tomorrow. London.  Be there or be round.  Sadly we weren’t invited, but much of the top tier European press will be getting a lucky look at Playstation’s exclusive 2008 titles.  Resistance 2 is confirmed, and the slight promise of a new Killzone 2 demo should make tomorrow a day to remember. Read more…

Confirmed: GTA IV PS3 Is Not 630p…It’s 640p

by Patrick Steen on April 29, 2008

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It’s fun to compare consoles, especially when the comparison involves one of the biggest games of this generation. Grand Theft Auto IV has been littered with websites giving their opinions on which version looks best. Surprisingly, most had no inkling of each version’s native resolution.

Eurogamer are the first to speculate that GTA IV on the PS3 runs at 630p. When in fact, it doesn’t… It runs at 640p. Read more…

60GB PS3 “Fan Test”: Want to Kill Your Console?

by Patrick Steen on April 14, 2008

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Over this past weekend a video detailing a Playstation 3 fan test made its way onto the internetz. The test runs through the fan speeds, ending in a rocket boost to blow out as much dust as possible.  Sadly, it only works on the 40GB model, so many were still left with a trusty can of compressed air, or hoover.

In an act to save all the 60GB plebs, a kid shows us how to achieve the same results.  The method he demonstrates is not going to free your PS3 of dust; it’s going to kill it like a baby goat to the slaughter house. Read more…

LittleBigPlanet Close to Alpha Stage

by David Osbon on April 9, 2008

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If you’ve had your head in the sand, or something far worse, for the last year or so, then the words LittleBigPlanet may not mean a thing to you. If this is true, then maybe I can explain and get you excited about it reaching the Alpha stage of development. Read more…

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According to clues found by a prestigious PS3 owner, we may all see Home v1.00 available in time for the Playstation Store redesign.  Although this is pure speculation, the new store does require a new firmware update.

On the topic of firmware updates, Sony are yelling from the rooftops of the impending PSP update that will bring its firmware version up to a nice v3.95. Instructions for how to download Home after the break. Read more…

HAZE: Final Words on PS3 Exclusivity

by Patrick Steen on April 7, 2008

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It’s hard to put exclusivity disputes to rest. What’s worrying is that there are disputes - anger and seriousness over the possibility of losing a game to the “competition.” There’s been buzz around Metal Gear Solid 4, Bioshock, and most certainly HAZE.

Free Radical’s script writer, Rob Yescombe, attempts to put the bickering to rest in this interview we held at Sony’s Playstation 3 Rooms. Read more…

Resistance 2 Teaser Trailer Confirmed for Friday

by Patrick Steen on April 7, 2008

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Geoff Keighley of Gametrailers promised “something special” from Insomniac and Sony in this Friday’s GT:TV episode, along with a number of other exclusives (Star Wars: The Force Unleashed being the stand-out.) Many hoped it would be the first trailer of Resistance 2, and those hopes have not been dashed. Read more…

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